Statistical Country Profile

Bahamas

Population (Million): 0.35 (2011) (Rank = 170)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 9.8 (2011) (Rank = 136)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997       7.86
    1998       8.23
    1999       8.81
    2000       9.18
    2001       9.42
    2002       9.67
    2003       9.55
    2004       9.64
    2005       9.96
    2006       10.21
    2007       10.36
    2008       10.12
    2009       9.63
    2010       9.65
    2011       9.80
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         4 58
    1998         13 59
    1999         24 54
    2000         27 55
    2001         13 65
    2002         23 63
    2003         154 43
    2004         57 61
    2005         48 68
    2006         66 59
    2007         185 49
    2008         120 59
    2009         208 51
    2010         142 56
    2011         117 63
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Furniture, games 14.25
    Civil engineering 8.12
    Digital communication 7.15
    Pharmaceuticals 5.61
    Handling 4.64
    Other special machines 4.59
    Surface technology, coating 4.55
    Control 4.18
    Chemical engineering 3.57
    Machine tools 3.57
    Others 39.77
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999         1 46
    2000            
    2001            
    2002         1 59
    2003         48 55
    2004         12 66
    2005         22 57
    2006         16 61
    2007         38 59
    2008         67 54
    2009         65 53
    2010         70 54
    2011         56 62
    Utility Model Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
    2001            
    2002         6 42
    2003         10 40
    2004            
    2005         1 60
    2006         1 59
    2007         1 67
    2008            
    2009         6 49
    2010         3 56
    2011         4 59
    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         78 50
    1998         175 44
    1999         229 43
    2000         190 51
    2001         585 47
    2002         1,078 50
    2003         1,858 48
    2004         260 73
    2005         221 77
    2006         2,016 58
    2007         2,137 63
    2008         1,942 64
    2009         1,168 70
    2010         1,308 74
    2011         2,107 63
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         31 51
    1998         38 54
    1999         100 44
    2000         73 52
    2001         97 51
    2002         150 62
    2003         828 53
    2004         189 70
    2005         161 77
    2006         2,039 52
    2007         1,958 57
    2008         2,013 61
    2009         1,964 63
    2010         1,438 71
    2011         1,731 65
    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         1 46
    1998            
    1999            
    2000         1 60
    2001         17 57
    2002         31 42
    2003         209 38
    2004         90 57
    2005         194 48
    2006         148 50
    2007         43 72
    2008         42 74
    2009         142 55
    2010         141 53
    2011         116 60
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         1 44
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
    2001         5 69
    2002         14 49
    2003         164 35
    2004         138 48
    2005         158 51
    2006         164 48
    2007         18 85
    2008         68 66
    2009         126 56
    2010         122 55
    2011         153 57
    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1998 14 44        
    1999 22 43        
    2000 14 48        
    2001 22 47        
    2002 17 51        
    2003 16 54        
    2004 21 52        
    2005 31 48        
    2006 19 55        
    2007 39 48        
    2008 30 51        
    2009 26 53        
    2010 20 57        
    2011 9 72        
    2012 13 69        
    PCT Top Applicants (Publication Year = 2012)
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    Applicant Publication Rank
    GBD CORP. 5 3321
    XTRALIS TECHNOLOGIES LTD 3 5206
    PHYTOMEDICS CORPORATION INC. 2 7163
    G.M.B TRADE AND SERVICE LTD. 1 12051
    THINKING TECHNOLOGY 1 12051
    THINKING TECHNOLOGY INC. 1 12051
    XTERRA IP HOLDINGS, LTD. 1 12051
    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         3 45
    1998         11 42
    1999         24 39
    2000         22 41
    2001         11 49
    2002         20 50
    2003         47 43
    2004         19 57
    2005         18 60
    2006         37 51
    2007         124 43
    2008         66 52
    2009         119 49
    2010         122 50
    2011         81 55
    Source: WIPO statistics database. Last updated : 05/2013
  • The statistics are based on data collected from IP offices or extracted from the PATSTAT database (for statistics by field of technology). Data might be missing for some years and offices or may be incomplete for some origins. The data relating to population and gross domestic product (GDP) are from the UN Statistics Division and the World Bank.
  • A resident filing refers to an application filed in the country by its own resident; whereas a non-resident filing refers to the one filed by a foreign applicant. An abroad filing refers to an application filed by this country's resident at a foreign office.
  • Where an office provides total filings without breaking them down into resident and non-resident filings, WIPO divides the total count using the historical share of resident filings at that office.
  • IP filings and Economy lists patent, trademark and industrial design filings worldwide by applicants from this country (resident + abroad).
  • One filing at the Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO), the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI), the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP) or the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) is treated as equavalent of multiple abroad filings at each member state; whereas one filing at the European Patent Office (EPO) or the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) is counted as one abroad filing due to lack of information on designation.
  • Contact information: Economics and Statistics Division, WIPO. Tel.: +41-22-338-91-11, email: Ipstats.mail@wipo.int.
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